Father Sorje had been waiting in the hall for a long time.
Standing calmly, the Pope's figure came into the hall surrounded by people.
Seeing the pope's figure appear, Father Solje's originally calm mood suddenly became a little nervous.
The Pope took two steps, and the waiter ran to Father Sorje in advance and stood still to introduce him.
"Are you the Archbishop from Feka?" The Pope was a little lost.
The guy in front of me was really dirty. It looked like he hadn't taken a shower or changed his clothes for more than ten days. He looked like a beggar.
No one had ever appeared before him in this image.
"Are you coming here to take a bath or to be baptized a second time?"
Facing this ridiculous scene, the Pope felt a little bit amused.
Father Solje bowed slightly: "Solje has seen the Holy See." He paused and continued, "I'm not here to be baptized, but I want to ask the Holy See a few questions. These questions are already confusing in my heart. long time."
The Pope's face sank, and he felt something bad in his heart: "What do you want to ask?"
Father Sorje raised his head and looked directly at the Pope with a firm gaze: "There are a large number of poor people in the Holy City. Why are they separated by walls and they are not allowed to enter during the day? The inner city of the Holy City is extremely luxurious, why do we have to separate it from the poor? Taking donations from your hands?"
"When I entered the Holy City, I was blackmailed twice by guards outside the city and at the foot of the Temple Mount. I wonder if the Holy See is aware of this situation?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around him fell silent, and one after another looked at him.
The justice was even more surprised and looked at Father Sorje in disbelief.
Is this... risking your life to come here and ask the Pope this kind of question?
The pope's eyes gradually widened, and the air began to become tense: "Are you here specifically to question me?"
Father Solje clenched his fists: "Yes! I just came to question you! Why is there a cardinal drinking alcohol openly in the temple! The priests in the Holy City should be the cornerstone of the Taifu Sect, but what I saw with my eyes Everyone is poaching the church!”
"I lived in the slums for a period of time. The poor people were obviously being oppressed by the church, but they always believed that there was just a small group of bad people. But what I heard from them was that the Holy See had no sense of propriety and integrity, and that prostitutes and child molesters were in power! People ask the Holy See for something, but they have to pay bribes and find ways to do it. Those believers are not only greedy for money and lust, but they also have wine bags and rice bags that never leave their hands!"
"I don't believe that the Holy See can't see all this. Why is the church still growing despite its corruption? Could it be that the Holy Father and the Holy Spirit, whom I believe in, will serve as its pillar and cornerstone! How can such a church be called upright and holy!? "
"Please give me an answer from the Holy See!" Father Solje almost shouted the last sentence.
Memories flashed through my mind.
Under his seemingly calm mood, he was actually already in a turbulent mood.
After more than ten days of experience, the anger in my heart finally broke out at this moment.
archbishop? It didn't matter anymore...he wasn't here for this.
There was a clang.
The cardinal holding a wine bottle not far away had a dull expression on his face, and the bottle slipped quietly from his hand.
Facing Father Sorje's scorching gaze, the Pope couldn't help but yell angrily: "You are crazy, how dare you speak like this in front of me!"
"Come here! This man has been bewitched by heretics and has apostatized! Take him to prison and burn him in the square at noon tomorrow!"
Two Temple soldiers immediately walked out and escorted Father Sorje away.
The pope was still angry and looked at the justice and said: "Go and interrogate him in person and find out what is wrong with his mind or who is bewitching him!"
The justice nodded.
.....
In the stone prison, Soljie leaned against the wall with an expressionless face.
After the emotions were vented, there was only emptiness in my heart.
In the blink of an eye, I have fallen from heaven to hell.
But this was all within his imagination, and he was not disappointed.
The priest raised his head and looked at the skylight, thinking about something in his heart.
Just then, footsteps were heard in the corridor.
The Chancellor opened the cell door, drove away the others, and stood before Father Sorje.
Seeing that the priest had no reaction, the chief judge examined him for a while and said, "Your name is Solje, right? Although I don't know who you were bewitched by, I admire your courage. I have lived in the Holy City for most of my life. , this is the first time I have seen someone dare to be so arrogant in front of the Pope."
"Just tell me about your situation. You are going to die anyway. Save me some time. I don't want to use torture."
Father Sorje raised his head and said slowly: "Is any of the things I asked the Pope false before?"
The justice shook his head: "So you are here to be martyred?"
Father Solje smiled bitterly: "Martyrdom...maybe. I have seen a lot of things during my time living in the Holy City. The world is full of lies, disasters, and oppression. I found that the only one who can save the world is myself."
"I think my holy father is dead and martyred... My diligent preaching is only encouraging the evil in the church. No one can help me clean up the blood stains on my body."
"..."
"Self-righteous!" the justice scolded: "There are many people like you who have come to the Holy City, although you are the only one who has reached this point. But in fact, people like you seem to be pious and pure, but you don't understand this. The world, as well as the operation of the church, don’t understand the church’s good intentions. The world no longer needs people like you.”
"You don't understand. Weak humans have no way of accepting the right of free choice given by God. They just need to learn to blindly obey."
"You want people to live a pious and true life, which is too difficult for mortals. Out of compassion, the church no longer requires believers to become perfect people, but allows them to seek relief in the hereafter through simple mercy. In order to This goal has taken the church hundreds of years!"
"Now you want to bring it back to its original form. The last thing the church wants to see is that the person who asked mankind to take responsibility returns to the world! Your behavior is to drag people back into the chaos of pain!"
Father Solje listened quietly and recited something silently.
"2, 3, 5, 7, 11..."
The justice looked puzzled: "What are you talking about?"
Father Solje stopped counting and said softly: "I went to the East for missionary work and met a magical Eastern man there. He taught me a lot of knowledge. I stubbornly thought he was a heretic at the time, but later he made me know him. What is real.”
"He said that counting can help me calm down when I'm anxious. I wasn't anxious just now, I was just surprised. Why did the church dare to speak out these truths plausibly when it has done so many selfish things? I think I underestimated your shamelessness. Degree."
There was anger in the justice's heart: "Do you think what I said is wrong?"
"Of course not." Father Solje's eyes were as calm as water, "Because I have seen a country where people can take responsibility for themselves."
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